GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
TORONTO (GCL) BLUE JAYS AT HOUSTON (GCL) ASTROS
08/05/2040
 
GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
TORONTO (GCL) BLUE JAYS AT HOUSTON (GCL) ASTROS
GAME ID: 10529 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2040 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto (GCL) Blue Jays (17-22) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Houston (GCL) Astros (26-13) 2 0 2 4 0 1 1 0 X 10 13 0
Madrid Cracks 5 Hits
Houston (GCL) shortstop Ivan Madrid had a fantastic day at the plate at CoolToday Park, knocking out 5 hits and pacing his club to a win, 10-0.

"It was like I was hitting Little League pitching," Madrid said after his 5-for-5 performance against the Blue Jays. "No offense meant to Toronto (GCL), but it was like I was back in little league again -- I could see the ball that well. But this wasn't a kid park, it was CoolToday Park."

After the game, his manager elaborated on the shortstop's improvements, saying Madrid spent the offseason trying to shorten his swing and stay inside the ball.

"That's what I'm trying to do," Madrid said. "Be quick to the ball and let it travel a little farther so I get a better look at it."

Ivan Madrid hit an RBI double in the 1st, hit an RBI double in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off Jim Unknown in the 4th, doubled in the 7th and doubled in the 8th.

So far this year, Madrid is batting .419 with 1 home run and 9 RBIs.
TORONTO (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hembree 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .255 3 8
   b-J. Unknown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
L. Soto 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215 4 14
J. Murphy C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .265 3 13
J. Peek SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306 6 17
J. Moreira LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 4 15
   a-J. Unknown PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Epps 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .227 1 7
J. Unknown CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
J. Unknown RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
J. Swain DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .253 6 13
Totals 29 0 5 0 0 7 7      
a - J. Unknown pinch hit for J. Moreira in the 7th
b - J. Unknown pinch hit for D. Hembree in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Murphy , B. Epps 2 , J. Unknown , J. Swain
GIDP: J. Unknown , J. Unknown , J. Swain
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hembree-Peek-Hembree)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jones 3B 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .188 1 11
A. Cobos 1B 4 2 1 3 1 1 4 .311 7 22
A. Gadza RF 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .310 1 3
   b-E. Smith PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .615 0 2
H. Green DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .315 2 18
I. Madrid SS 5 2 5 3 0 0 0 .419 1 9
C. Flores 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 5 .262 0 10
R. Howell LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .273 0 1
   a-C. Aguilar PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258 1 8
J. Joya C 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .364 0 2
C. Vargas CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .167 0 1
Totals 34 10 13 10 6 6 22      
a - C. Aguilar pinch hit for R. Howell in the 7th
b - E. Smith pinch hit for A. Gadza in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Madrid 4 (8, 1st Inning off H. bin Baha al Din, 2 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off H. bin Baha al Din, 2 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off R. Pena, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Cobos (7, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs) , I. Madrid (1, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Gadza (1, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Jones 3 , A. Cobos 4 , A. Gadza 5 , H. Green , I. Madrid 12 , J. Joya
2-out RBI: J. Jones , A. Gadza , I. Madrid
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Cobos 2 , C. Flores , R. Howell , J. Joya
GIDP: J. Joya
Sac Fly: H. Green , C. Flores
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Jones 2 (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Flores-Madrid-Cobos, Flores-Madrid-Cobos, Flores-Madrid-Cobos)
TORONTO (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. bin Baha al Din L (1-4) 3.0 6 4 4 2 2 0 77 4.31   
J. Unknown 0.2 3 4 4 1 0 2 27 54.00   
J. Unknown 2.2 2 2 2 3 2 1 46 6.75   
R. Pena 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 21 3.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. bin Baha al Din 29
Batters Faced: H. bin Baha al Din 17, J. Unknown 6, J. Unknown 12, R. Pena 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. bin Baha al Din 1-6, J. Unknown 0-2, J. Unknown 2-3, R. Pena 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. bin Baha al Din 77-46, J. Unknown 27-16, J. Unknown 46-22, R. Pena 21-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Pena 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Pacheco W (2-0) 9.0 5 0 0 0 7 0 94 0.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Pacheco 84
Batters Faced: L. Pacheco 29
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Pacheco 11-6
Pitches - Strikes: L. Pacheco 94-65
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ivan Madrid
Ballpark: CoolToday Park
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 7808
Special Notes: Ivan Madrid ties the GHOU regular season game record for hits with 5. Ivan Madrid ties the regular season game record for doubles with 4.
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